Taper: The taper part of a toolholder is cone-shaped.There is static tooling which is not powered and there is live (driven) tooling which is not powered. Their mounts can range from HSK tool holders, VDI mount, or the dated R8 styles.Īll types of tool holders consist of 3 unique parts: the collet pocket, the flange, and the taper.
Their mounting styles are all different according to the interface. Tool holders (toolholders) are the main facet that connects the machine tool to the tooling.
